During a Monday special session Decatur’s school board announced a new strategy for publically introducing an $82 million General Obligation Bond and ultimately getting it placed on the November ballot. Originally the Board wanted city commissioners to approve the bond during a March 16 commission meeting, but that schedule’s now been lengthened:

March 2—the board will give commissioners a presentation of the bond and the school system’s construction needs; Later in March—the school system will hold two public engagement/education sessions featuring a Q-and-A section; April—a second commission/board joint session; Also in April—CSD to post a survey on its website to gauge public opinion; May, possibly May 17—commissioners vote on the GO Bond.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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